DOES SCIENCE SUCCEED IN THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT?
NO, SAYS BIBLE
“God‟s language is decoded, Mans life-book is ready to be revealed, human life-time could be
immensely increased, death could be evaded” are the words of scholars and scientists who are submerged in
their enthralling and intriguing inventions which has been named as “Human Genome Project”. However
DNA is now believed to be self replicating and according to Lalith Bhardwaj, a team leader of Central
Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIO), Chandigarh. He said speaking at the Bio 2003 session “ DNA is
the most powerful micro processor in nature.” Bharadwaj claims that we can use DNA to process
information and show Bilgates the door. DNA a major component of cell, which gifted by God. Since the
decoding of man‟s identity of human genome code, he is being treated as a creator above God. But for a
Bible literate, these experiments may not be of strange substance whereas for the entire world it may be an
epoch making discovery as the press and cried hoarse on 16 -4 2003. “What is man that you are mindful
of him? You crowned him with glory and honor, and set him over the works of your hands. You put all
things in subjection under his feet” - Hebrews 2:6, 7. “You have made him to have dominion over the
works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet. All sheep and oxen, even the beasts of the
field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea - Psalms 8:6, 8”. These are the reassuring words of God
before B.C.3000 years for the extreme wisdom of man and his forthcoming triumphs of the inhabitants of
the universe. Most remarkable and astounding experiments were started in 20th century on DNA. As per
the words of God, Gregor Mendel was the foremost person to pave the way for the origin of genetics. He
had proved the basic principles of genetics experimentally. Mendel used observation and scientific
principles in his work. He was the first to use statistics with his genetic results by performing breeding
experiments with the sweet pea plants, and also researched in breeding plants and animals. Mendel
proposed that parent plants always had two “factors”, but only one “factor” from each parent is passed on to
each individual of the next generation. Today, Mendel‟s “factors” are known as “Genes”.
Mendel principles on genetics helped later scientists design many breeding experiments on various
species. The most important discovery in the field of genetics was the structure of DNA. James Watson, an
American Biologist, and Francis Crick, an English Physicist, first proposed the now well-known “DoubleHelix Theory” in 1953. To all scientists the “Double-Helix Theory” showed the elegance of Nature‟s
designs. In the post Nineteenth Century, Mendel had no idea how genes actually functioned to control
physical characteristics of organisms. The cell was full of various chemicals, fats, proteins, carbohydrates
and nucleic acids (DNA). It was known that proteins could help and make other chemicals in the cell, such
as Sugar or Alcohol on yeast. But where do the proteins come from? George Beadle and Edward Tatum,
who worked on common mould, suggested the idea that genes function with the controlling of production of
various proteins in 1941. Beadle and Tatum proposed that each gene carries the code for making one, and
only one protein. But how a gene leads to the production of a protein was still a mystery. Scientists now
knew that DNA was the carrier of hereditary. They also knew that there was a code made up of chemicals in
a special sequence within the DNA. They had to crack the code. Several scientists, including Marshall
Nurenburg and HarGobind Khorana, who showed that the code was a triplet of basic chemicals, each of
which represented a different part of protein, accomplished this in the early 1960‟s. In later 1970‟s more
sophisticated methods of composing and decomposing of DNA were introduced which was also stated as
„Re-combinant DNA‟. It was from here onwards; medical field made vast strides and came to be known as
Genetic Engineering. It was felt that all the necessary mutations could be done on the needful part of DNA.
This modern technology was called as Transgenic or Genetic Engineering. If these modifications were made
to plants, they were treated as transgenic plants and in case of animals as transgenic animals. The outcome
of Test Tube Baby and Dolly come under the same sphere.
Genetic cloning paved the way for immense possibilities. This was the dominion handed over by
God to Man over his entire creation. The seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., which are cultivated through genetic

engineering are now a days used extensively. Human Genome Project may grant medicines for dreadful
diseases, which are curtailing life span of Man. But if they really wave their flag of disobedience and exalt
themselves over the Supreme Being then they may surely lick the taste of vanquish. According to the
principle of Mendel, 1600 varieties of diseases invade Human body out of which our geneticists already
identified 1300. There was still more to be discovered and revealed. It was felt that the disease-causing
gene should be eliminated. In view of the technological advancement this may not be a major problem. On
modifying the gene structure 1600 diseases may be eradicated or rooted out. Will this be the end of all ills?
Man has been suffering from millions of ailments out of which only few are correlated with genes. All the
hereditary infirmities could not be cured. Disease could only be identified through gene tests but they could
not be pointed out clearly.
The exact portion of infected area can be identified; nevertheless it is impossible to treat the exact
infected gene. In 1952, Hershey and Chase showed that when a virus invades a bacterium and makes more
viruses, only the viral DNA enters the bacterium. This experiment provided even stronger evidence that
DNA was the chemical of heredity. The methods used by Hershey and Chase reflects an interesting chapter
in the history of genetics. Nowadays scientists find difficulty in identifying the disease in an unborn baby,
which may infect it at his 50th year, and they are in a dilemma whether to correct that gene prior to its birth
or few days before its invasion, no matter what may be the effects. The same problem arose during its
performance in Harmon Therapy that resulted in another damage. All these questions have no answers till
today. With the decoding of Genome, Science had taken one more step towards advancement, but science
should not brag itself that it can replicate the work of God. The entire Human Genome Project was designed
with a business motive. Science may think that it has decoded the language of gene but there is still more to
be analyzed and revealed. Man in this infinite universe studied only a percent of statistics but there is still
99% of creation is left to become the Mighty power. “Indeed these are the mere edges of his ways, and
how small a whisper we hear of him! But the thunder of this power who can understand?”- Job 26:14.
These words leave plentiful of things to be understood. The latest technology and wisdom of Man are still
at the bottom of God‟s will. Till he reaches the pinnacle by finding the code language of even a
microorganism he is not even worthy to cross the path of God. The entire universe is in need of creator for
its mobility.
British Geneticist John Harris states that coding the language of DNA may result in increasing the
lifetime of man up to 1200 years. With the identification of the genetic code there may be tremendous
revolutionary innovations and even death could be avoided, as observed by Harris. The impact of which
may result in over crowding of the planet and tremendous growth in population on Earth. Parents may
decide their children‟s Character and Insurance companies may also demand all their customers to undergo
gene tests. Dr. Raja from Kerning Incorporated society in New York felt that science had studied only 5%
of genes and there are still 95% of genes, which were to be studied. He elaborates saying that it doesn‟t
mean that they have overcome old age and death by simply finding the genome code. Any attempt of
hindering old age may increase the cells in vast number, which may result in cancer leading towards death.
If this proves successful then a season of “designer babies” may enter into our lives by which parents may
decide the color, complexion, height of their children. Can we support the inventions and discoveries made
by science and say that they are worthy of the Human race?
Science itself had created extremely harmful machinery and bombs, which result in destruction and
disaster. Even the genetic code may result in the same. Atoms have to be utilized in Medical and
Agricultural aspects for the human development as per the sayings of Albert Einstein “Atoms for Peace”.
But in the later period these atoms were experimented on the lives of Japanese residing in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th 1945 during II world war, which cost nearly quarter million lives. The
rumpus created by the rattling situation caused by Atom Bomb dismayed the entire world with its invention.
Albert Einstein enumerated in his words saying that, “if there exists another life then he would never want to
be born as physicist but would spend rest of his life as a poor man repairing old goods”. Experiencing these

disasters it is really shocking that how these discoveries such as, Genetic code, would lead the world in
future. Simple eradication of human diseases might not get a zesty life to the entire Mankind. Human
Genome Project was conceived basing on theories of the famous Geneticists named, James Watson and
Francis Crick. They were the first to publish the findings concerning the DNA. They named DNA as
“Deoxyribonucleic Acid” for which they have been honored with Nobel Prize after 7 years of their
discovery. Human body is made of many cells. Each cell contains data relating to the growth and change of
one‟s life. They also have the power to multiply the cells or replicate. The cell behavior remained a mystery
to science for a long time. Every cell has point of control, which is called “Nucleus”. The entire body of
Human being and its features are hidden in the form of chemical substance within the nucleus. This nucleus
receives all the transmissions from the DNA, which acts as the base for nucleus. Here Cytoplasm (the
protoplasm of a cell apart from that of the nucleus) is a substance that surrounds the nucleus in the form of a
jelly pertaining to the storage of food for cell leading to its growth and substance for its reproduction. In
this, the entire feed back for when, where, how and why everything should be done is stored. The DNA
itself preserves the life and power of man. “It is the spirit who gives life; the flesh (cells) profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life”. - John 6:63. This may provide an opportunity for
science to accept the power of spirit that guides Man and the spirit of God controls the entire body of man to
generate life in him.
The entire Humanity awaits the expansion of lifespan through the Human Genome Project.
According to the Bible it is explicit that man could never succeed in his project because the laws of God
govern him. “There is no wisdom or understanding or counsel against God” - Proverbs 21:30. God had
revealed abundant treasures for his children eons ago, which are to be unveiled for mans sake. “My times
are in your hand”- Psalm 31:15. Man was formed in the womb of his mother as a microorganism. A cell
and DNA was treated as “inner parts” in biblical language. “For you have formed my inward parts; you
have covered me (spirit) with body in my mother’s womb. I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are your works” - Psalm 139:13,14. By these words it was so unambiguous that man‟s “inward
parts” are nothing but the cell and the structure of DNA, which reflect the anatomy of man during
conception. Science in these advanced researches also discussed about the governance and regulation of
Human behavior only through the signals received by the cell and its DNA. The thoughts either good or
bad, both are administered by the same cells controlling the nature of Human beings. Jeremiah, a prophet in
Bible emphasized these ideologies as - “I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every
man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings” - Jeremiah 17:10. God studies the
nature of human being through his most inward parts comprising of entire human behavior. God, the
observer, scans inward parts of each and every individual who reveal Man‟s nature and wants to reward all
his actions either good or bad. Centuries ago, The Bible elaborates that Man is governed by the promptings
of his inner parts (cell, nucleus, DNA) and receives the commands of each and every part of the body and
responds to the transmissions. “I will bless the lord who has given me counsel. My mind also instructs me
in the night seasons” - Psalm 16:7. “Examine me, O lord, and try me, test my mind and my heart” Psalm 26:2. By the above words Creator judges each and every Human Being for their deeds. God
scrutinizes the mind of every person before punishment Just as before enforcing a judgment on a criminal
the judge analyzes his mental status and behaviour. “O Lord, you have searched me and known me. Even
before there is a word on my tongue, O Lord, you know it all” - Psalm 139:1-4. “For the word of God is
living and powerful and sharper a corny two-edged sword pumicing even to the division of soul and
spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart” - Hebrews
4:12,13.
I want to make a note on a poignant issue that did not strike the science of Genetics. “Be angry, and
do not sin, do not let the sun go down on your loath, nor give place to the evil” - Ephesians 4:26. Anger
is a normal activity that grows in every individual. But God commands that do not let the sun go down on
your anger. If man does not condemn this normal happening and neglects it may transmit various signals to
the body by which the entire human body is enticed by these ideas leading to perilous deeds. If Man doesn‟t

control his anger at night he may be led by unscrupulous and loathsome ideas, which may drown him in
abyss. “Do not hasten in your spirit to be anger, for anger rests in the bosom of fools”. - Ecclesiastes 7:9.
“Lease from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret - it only causes harm” - Psalm 37:8. If anger persists
in Man‟s mind for the entire night then crime may take a new form the next day. As a small seed grows into
a huge tree, anger becomes larger than life and may cost life itself. It is always better to exclude anger when
it is in a seed form. “If lustful look leads to adultery then why not an anger cost a life of man” - Mathew
5:21,22,28. “Woe to those who scene inequity, who work out evil on their beds, when morning comes
they do it” - Micah 2:1. So, for all the psychogenetic ailments, mind is guided by the communications
originated from the DNA and cell. So, every person is guided by his innermost thoughts, which are
scrutinized by God regularly for his worthy or unworthy deeds. “Where do wars and fights come from
among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure?” - James 4:1,2. And from where does the
life in cell come from, is still a mystery to modern science, which is nothing but “SPIRIT” says Bible. “It
is the spirit who gives life, the flesh profits nothings”. - John 6:63. So, flesh consists of infinite cells,
which get their life from spirit only. “For if you live according to flesh you will die, but if by spirit you put
to death the deeds of body, you will live”. - Romans 8:13. Man could control the deeds of body through the
signs of spirit says The Bible. “Walk in the spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of flesh”. - Galatians
5:16. These were the guidelines given by the Bible that are to be followed. Any experiment other than this
may harm the Human race.
Modern Geneticists are pooling their ideas to rebuild the structure of DNA as virus free, which may
expand the life span of man but unfortunately they are in vain because an alien that curtails human lifetime
invades the DNA. A cell consists of various proteins such as mitochondria, nucleus, ribosome, hyaloplasm
and microsome etc. But particularly analyzing, Mitochondria consist of Cytochrome-C. This acts as energy,
which generates power like electricity. But a keen investigation by scientists revealed an astounding fact
that the same Cytochrome-C, which energises the cell, also acts as a rebel sometimes, which kills the cell.
These were the observations made by George McClendon from Princeton University of America. The
component or substance present in Cytochrome-C acts as both the protector and the annihilator in various
situations. Cytochrome-C was identified and discovered by Prof. David Keeling 80 years ago and the fact of
killing the cells was manifested only 2 years before. It was observed only few days before that component
transmits certain signs that were held responsible for the death of those cells says McLenden. “He (God)
made a path for his anger. He did not spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to plague
(Cytocrome-C)” - Psalm 78:50. Why is the cell invaded by such a plague? The answer is, “For dust you
are, and to dust you shall return”. - Geneses 3:19. Human body was made from matter and God cursed the
matter for the transgression of man, which resulted in death to entire Humanity that swallows the living
organisms in the cell, which gives life to Man. This was the reason the life span of Man was reduced
periodically by God in Bible. Lets see the answer given by God for the ruin of Man.
According to Bible, Man was made immortal in the beginning. Then God said “Let us make man
in our image, in our likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the
livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground. So God created man
in his own image, in the image of God he created him” - Gen. 1:26,27. Man was made the ruler of the
entire creation. Man was made of matter according to Bible. “The lord God formed the man from the dust
of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and the man become a living being” Genesis 2:7. That matter was created by the word of God, which had life and spirit. “We understand that
the world were framed by the word of God which posses the life and spirit”. - John 6:23. Matter consists
of life and spirit out of which Human body was framed and formed by God. The DNA existing in first
human body was everlasting and immortal. Even the entire universe that was created by God also has the
everlasting life and immortality. The matter has the characteristic features of everlasting power and endless
life out of which the human body was generated. Human body was the outcome of those features that bore
the qualities of immortality. The Bible says that the first Human Being was a wonderful and exquisite
module made by God. The DNA existing in the first Man was never ending and infinite because his words

bore the life and spirit that was everlasting. But unfortunately the powerful and everlasting DNA started to
extinguish and disintegrate due to Mans transgressions in the later period. Because of his rude and uncouth
behaviour the immortal DNA was transformed into mortal by the command of God. To Adam he said,
“Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I command you, “You must not eat
of it”. Cursed is the ground because of you, “For dust you are and to dust you return”. - Genesis. 3:1719. Thus, the downfall of Man started in the early ages. But now science wants to regain the power of
DNA, which was lapsed by God centuries ago, through its expert scientific experiments and knowledge. On
behalf of The Bible I think it necessary to rebuke their discoveries, which results in the failure in the near
future. Coming to the subject, “You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for
when you eat of it you will surely die”. Genesis 3:11, 2:17. 3:17,19. According to the words of Bible, it is
explicit that both nature and Human body (which were extracted from dust) were cursed by the word of God
and lost their power of immortality. From then onwards the fall of life span started due to the wickedness of
Man. If we analyze the first Genome code of Man, the Bible stated that God made him invincible and
everlasting and briefly speaking he was an alter ego of God without death. But man due to his
transgressions and wicked nature paved for the extinction of human race and made the entire universe to lay
astray. Man never endeavored to develop a right relation with God by following his commandments. Then
the lord said, “My spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal, his days will be a hundred
and twenty years. The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with
pain. The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on earth had become, and that every inclination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.” - Genesis- 6:3,5,6. Even though man lost his life span of
1000 years he never comforted God in his deeds, which resulted in the degeneration of DNA. The lifetime,
which was 1000 years for Adam and Noah, decreased to 120 years as a result of their deeds. In the early
ages of man he was given a length of 969 years of age. “Altogether Methuselah lived 969 years”. Genesis- 5:27. The lifetime of DNA was curtailed by God and lost its efficiency in giving life to man for
several years. The Human Genome Commission lead by Harris states that science could increase the life
span of man up to 1200 years. This bizarre discovery may be astounding for the entire human race but it
was an age-old story to Bible. God was hurt with the deeds of man, fed up with their nature and decreased
their lifetime to 120 years. Man was confident in completing all the brutal deeds in the scheduled lifetime of
1000 years, which resulted in great flood that wiped out the entire human generation excepting Noah and his
family. Such great disaster also did not purify man from his unworthy deeds. He is still waving his flag of
disobedience towards God. Even though his lifetime is disintegrating man is quick enough to do all the
vulgar deeds in his limited days only. If man had obeyed God in the beginning itself then the Human
Genome Project would have never come. If man really accepts His way, he may be free from welcoming
another dreadful effect to the world. It is highly impossible for him to depart from God and increase the
lifetime of man with his own ideology. God tired of Man‟s deeds says thus- “The length of our days is 70
years or 80, if we have strength; yet this span is put trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly
away.” Psalm 90:10 “You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing
before you each man’s life is but a breath. Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro; he bustles
about, but only in vein, he helps up wealth; not knowing who will get it”. .- Psalm 39: 5,6.
It is better for man to know that, if he wants to control DNA‟s age with his earthly knowledge it may
result in another utter failure for the scientific world, but could not gain victory in his experiments. If we go
through the fall of DNA‟s age in Bible it was clearly stated that the average age of man in the world is only
70, 80 years. Being constructed as an eternal body by God as days passed by was transformed into a
degradable structure, which lapses into the soil causing deep grief for the entire humanity. Even now, the
wise, the prudent and the entire world bow before the supreme Lord by confessing their profane and obscene
discoveries He would have guided them in a preferable way without pooling 3 billion dollars lavishly in
Human Genome Project. Only God has the right to command His creation, man could only be a subject to
His creation or subdue himself before him. If man would have really pleaded God for his life then he might
have seen the grace of His mighty hand in improving the life of man. Man is always impudent towards God
with his haughty nature that resulted in ruining his life. “He shall pray to God, and he will delight in him,

he shall see his face with joy, for the restores to man. His righteousness, his flesh shall be young like a
childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, he shall return to the days of his youth. If he is gracious to him, and says, deliver him from
going down to the pitâ&#x20AC;?. - Job 33:24-26. Even though the Genome Project holders were given the entire
lifetime they could never succeed in their attempt of escalating the life of man more than 120 years, predicts
Bible. Never the modern geneticists may succeed in their experiment of Genome code. It is better for them
to withdraw from their futile attempts or else they may wait for another shameful defeat, which was faced in
Biosphere-2. Oh! Modern Scientists do not despise the chastening of the Lord. Or you may face another
overwhelming disappointment and defeat. This is my challenge.